The Treasurers’
Cashbook
Treasurers’ Questionnaire Responses
No. Treasurers using different accounting
software (from 86 responses)
39
20
11
6
EXCEL
Manual
Records
Diocesan
Cashbook
Finance
Coordinator
3
Quicken
7
Other
software
The Treasurers’ Cashbook
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Developed by Matthew Brunt of Gloucester
Diocese

Free EXCEL based software most suitable for
smaller parishes with income <£100k

Will produce simple R&P or accruals accounts and
the Return of Parish Finance

Available to download with the WORD manual
from the website
Tips

Cashbook is password protected, password can
be released if required, though risk of corrupting
the spreadsheet exists.

Avoid cutting and pasting data around the
cashbook – use the sort keys instead to sort
entries by date/account etc.

For larger churches a commercial accounts
package may be preferable (e.g. Finance
CoOrdinator / SAGE / etc).
Updates and Support

Version 5.1 will be out soon, and is expected to
include a more sophisticated accruals version; the
ability to set up regular standing orders and a Gift Aid
tab

An annual training session is held in
December/January for new users of the cashbook,
covering cashbook basics and aspects of receipts and
payments accounting, including fund accounting.
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To register your interest in attending this day, please
contact Chris Gould in the finance office
([email protected])